St Catherine Street, Jail Walls, Banff
Description: St Catherine Street, Jail Walls
Category: C(S)
Date Listed: 15 March 1995
Historic Scotland Building ID: 22104
OS Grid Coordinates: 368714, 864323
Latitude/Longitude: 57.6677, -2.5261
Location: St Catherine Street, Banff, Aberdeenshire AB45 1ED
Locality: Banff
County: Aberdeenshire
Country: Scotland
Postcode: AB45 1ED
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Listing Text
Early to mid l9th century. High coped rubble wall fronting St Catherine Street terminating as rectangular 2-stage angle tower at corner of Reidhaven Street. Similar tower fronts Reidhaven Street with length of rear wall parallel to St Catherine Street.
Each rubble tower with tooled ashlar margins and dressings; 2 stages with dummy slits and crenellated wallheads.
Notes:
Jail demolished and site infilled by fire station and petrol filling station, neither included in listing.
Source: Historic Scotland
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